John B. Cobb
John Boswell Cobb Jr. (February 9, 1925 – December 26, 2024) was an American theologian, philosopher, and environmentalist. He was seen as an important academic in process philosophy and process theology.[3] Cobb was the author of more than fifty books.[4]
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| Born | John Boswell Cobb Jr. February 9, 1925 Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | December 26, 2024 (aged 99) |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Jean L. Cobb
(m. 1947) |
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| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Thesis | The Independence of Christian Faith from Speculative Beliefs[1] (1952) |
| Doctoral advisor | Charles Hartshorne |
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Early life
John Cobb was born in Kobe, Japan, on 9 February 1925, to parents who were Methodist missionaries.[5] Until age 15, he lived in Kobe and Hiroshima.
In 1940, Cobb moved back to the United States, settling in Georgia to finish high school.[5] Cobb studied at Oxford College of Emory University in Oxford, Georgia and then at the University of Chicago. In 1947, Cobb married Jean L. Cobb.[6]
Career
In 1971, he wrote the first single-author book in environmental ethics, Is It Too Late? A Theology of Ecology, where he talked about why it was important to have religious thought involved in the ecological crisis.[7] In 1989, he co-authored the book For the Common Good: Redirecting the Economy Toward Community, Environment, and a Sustainable Future.
Cobb is the co-founder and co-director of the Center for Process Studies in Claremont, California.[8]
During his career, Cobb was a visiting professor at Harvard Divinity School, University of Chicago Divinity School, Vanderbilt Divinity School, Iliff School of Theology, Rikkyo University in Japan, and the University of Mainz in Germany.[4][9]
In 2014, Cobb was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[10]
Death
Cobb died on December 26, 2024 at the age of 99.[11]
John B. Cobb Media
Harborland in Kobe, Hyōgo prefecture, Japan
David Ray Griffin, with whom Cobb co-founded the Center for Process Studies in 1973
Claremont School of Theology, 2013
References
- ↑ Cobb, John B. (1952). The Independence of Christian Faith from Speculative Beliefs. Chicago: University of Chicago. .
- ↑ Dissertations Completed. Religious Studies Review 18 (2) (1992). p. 170–176. doi:10.1111/j.1748-0922.1992.tb00087.x.
- ↑ Roland Faber, God as Poet of the World: Exploring Process Theologies (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2008), 35; C. Robert Mesle, Process Theology (St. Louis: Chalice Press, 1993), 126; Gary Dorrien, "The Lure and Necessity of Process Theology," CrossCurrents 58 (2008): 316; Monica A. Coleman, Nancy R. Howell, and Helene Tallon Russell, Creating Women's Theology: A Movement Engaging Process Thought (Wipf and Stock, 2011), 13.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Process and Faith, "John B. Cobb Jr." http://processandfaith.org/misc/john-b-cobb-jr
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 David Ray Griffin, "John B. Cobb Jr.: A Theological Biography," in Theology and the University: Essays in Honor of John B. Cobb Jr., ed. David Ray Griffin and Joseph C. Hough Jr. (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1991), 225.
- ↑ "Jean Cobb: Loving Wife and Mother, Librarian". Claremont Courier. 4 February 2016. https://www.claremont-courier.com/articles/obituaries/t18166-cobb. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ↑ The Center for Environmental Philosophy, "History of Environmental Ethics for the Novice," http://www.cep.unt.edu/novice.html Archived 26 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ The Center for Process Studies, "About the Center for Process Studies," The Center for Process Studies: About the Center for Process Studies. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
- ↑ The Center for Process Studies, "John B. Cobb's CV," http://www.ctr4process.org/about/CoDirectors/cobb_cv.pdf, Claremont School of Theology, "CST to Award Cobb Honorary Doctorate at Commencement," [1]
- ↑ American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ↑ Wedel, Max. CST Mourns the Passing of John Cobb (in en-US). Claremont School of Theology (2024-12-27). Retrieved 2024-12-27.
Other websites
- The Center for Process Studies
- Process and Faith
- Institute for the Postmodern Development of China
- International Process Network
- Progressive Christians Uniting Archived 20 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Claremont School of Theology
- Living Earth Movement
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